- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Overview
- Using Support Live Image
- Creating bootable Support Live Image USB key on systems running Windows
- Creating a bootable support live image DVD on systems running Windows
- Starting the server
- Boot options
- Using the MS-DOS-based tools
- Using the Linux-Based tools and utilities
- Starting OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4 or 8.0.1
- Running Dell System E-Support Tool
- Installing the Dell iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 evaluation license
- Running Dell PowerEdge C system management pack
- Running PowerEdge-C logs script
- Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool
- Starting Dell OpenManage Server Update Utility
- Running the stress tool using the GNOME terminal
- Sharing files using Samba share service
- Testing network connectivity
- Assigning a static IP address and default gateway
- Generating the PCI devices list
- Clearing ESM logs (Dell's 9th generation or later PowerEdge servers only)
- Clearing the SBE log
- Accessing and remounting local NTFS file system
- Mounting USB drive
- Copying files to a USB drive
- Starting the Vim editor
- Starting gedit
- Starting the Hex editor
- Using TightVNC
- Using WinSCP
- Useful commands
Support Live Image Version 2.2 User's Guide
Starting the Vim editor
Vim Editor is a text editing tool used to open the .txt files.
To start the vim editor:- Boot the system using the Linux-Based Diagnostics
Tools (Dell 9G-13G servers) option.
The CentOS desktop is displayed.
- Double-click the gnome-terminal icon.
The GNOME terminal window is displayed.
- At the command prompt, type vim file_name, where file_name is the name of
the file.
The vim editor is displayed.
- To insert text, type i.
- Type the required information.
- To exit the insert mode, press <Esc>.
- To save the file, type :wq.
The file is saved in the current folder.
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